Philips hopes for 3D HD in 2008
By Kevin C. Tofel 
posted January 7th 2006 12:05PM
posted January 7th 2006 12:05PM
We'd be happy for more 2D high-def, but 3D is on the radar
for Philips according to top brass, Rudy Provoost. While Philips overhauls their product line they've decided to give
the whole 3D thing a try. We can't fault 'em for that, since it's been tried before, right? No need for the
content to be in 3D from Hollywood since Provoost is thinking a 2D high-def disc might be upconverted. Uh, Rudy, we're
not even through the current high-def DVD format war, so let's not make things worse with upconversion, 'k? Philips is
geekin' out the 3D in their labs, so there's nothing to see here just yet, but you have to wonder if they'll push for
some silly 3D spec in the Blu-Ray format they back. Where's the sense and simplicity in that?
Maybe they could do 3D like the stereograms people use to marvel at. We can all spend hours watching movies cross eyed. And there will always be the one viewer who can't quite see it in the group complaining.
Wonderful, Philips.
While you're at it, I hear there's a bunch of old black and white films that need to be colorized too.